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uproarious.

Causing, or likely to cause, an uproar.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʌpˈɹɔː.ɹɪ.əs/Received-Pronunciation/ˌʌpˈɹɔ.ɹi.əs/General-American
  1. Causing, or likely to cause, an uproar.

  2. Characterized by uproar, that is, loud, confused noise, or by noisy and uncontrollable laughter.

  3. Extremely funny; hilarious.

    broadly
  4. In a mess; dishevelled, untidy.

    figuratively
Where this word comes from

From uproar + -ious (a variant of -ous (“suffix forming adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance”)).

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